Pia Fries
Encyclopedia
Pia Fries is a Swiss
painter
. Fries was born in Beromunster
, Switzerland and studied sculpture
in Lucerne
in 1980, and painting under Gerhard Richter
at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
in 1986.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. Fries was born in Beromunster
Beromünster
Beromünster is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 Gunzwil became part of Beromünster.-History:...
, Switzerland and studied sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
in Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
in 1980, and painting under Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter is a German visual artist. Richter has simultaneously produced abstract and photorealistic painted works, as well as photographs and glass pieces, thus undermining the concept of the artist’s obligation to maintain a single cohesive style.- Biography :Gerhard Richter was born in...
at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, formerly Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, is the Arts Academy of the city of Düsseldorf. It is well known for having produced many famous artists, such as Joseph Beuys, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Thomas Demand, and Andreas Gursky...
in 1986.
Selected Collections
- Aagauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, CH
- Binding Stiftung, Basel, CH
- Kunstmuseum Luzern, CH
- Kunstmuseum Winterthur, CH
- Neues Museum, Nuremberg, DE
- Niedersuchsische Kulturestiftung, Hannover, DE
- Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, DE
2005
- Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, USA (solo)
- Galerie Nelson, Paris, France (solo)
- Galeria Helga de Alvear, Madrid (solo)
- Newport Beach, CA, USA
2004
- 25th Anniversary, The L.A. Years, Part II, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, USA
- Landscape Confection, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH; Contemporary Arts Museum, Huston, TX; The Orange County Museum of Art
- Mur Gang, CRG Gallery, New York, NY, USA (solo)
- Ormithology, Districto Cuarto, Madrid, Spain (solo)
2003
- Galerie Mai 36, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
- Works on Paper, CRG Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- Sala Rekalde, Bilbao, Spain
- Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen
- Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2002
- CRG Gallery, New York, NY, USA (solo)
- Galerie Philip Nelson, Paris, France (solo)
- Schiwege, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monic, CA, USA (solo)
- Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
2001
- Museum Moderner Kunst, Ottendorf, Germany (solo)
- The Box Associati, Torino, Italy (solo)
- Beau Monde, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, USA . L.A. Int’l, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, USA
- Surface and Paint, CRG Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2000
- Neu Manege Moskau, Moscow, Russia
- Kunstmuseum, Winterthur
- Overbeck-Gesellschaft, Lubeck, Germany (solo)
- Galerie Rolf Ricke, Koln, Germany (solo)
1999
- Galerie Nelson, Paris, France (solo)
- Galerie Mai 36, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
- Kunsthalle Goppingen, Goppingen, Germany (solo)
- LUDWIG FORUM fur international Kunst, Aachen, Germany (solo)
- La Biennale di Venezia, Venedig, Italy
- Kunstverein Kassel, Kassel, Germany
- The Box Associati, Turin, Italy
1998
- Pia Fries and Brigit Jensen, Kunsverein Arnsberg, Arnsberg, Germany, Pia Fries, Olav Christopher Jenssen, Perry Roberts, Galerie Conrads, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Kunstverin Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany (solo)
- Kunstverein Ulm, Ulm, Germany (solo)
- Galerie Conrads, Düsseldorf, Germany (solo)
1997
- Kunstverein Friburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (solo)
- Aagauer Kunsthaus Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland (solo)
- Kunstverein, Amsberg, Germany (solo)
- Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Germany (solo)
- Abstract, Sfeir-Semmier Galerie, Kiel, Germany
- Galerie Monika Reiz, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1996
- Galerie Mai 36, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
- Nahe& Feme, 19 Positionen (Near and Far, 19 Positions), Goethe Institute, Stadtgalerie Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria